Albion Middle School Library Classroom Helps

1. Go to the Albion Middle School Library Online Catalog

2. Icons: keyword -- title -- author -- subject -- series

3. The search window is defaulted to the Keyword Search. This means if you hit "Enter" after you enter a search term, the computer will perform a keyword search.

4. Type search terms in the window, then click on the title, keyword, author, series, or subject icon to perform a search. Try the following searches:

For fiction books, search by TITLE:
- Hunger Games -- I Am Number Four – Matched -- Throne of Fire -- Flush
- Call number of the book is under the photo of the book

For non-fiction books, search by SUBJECT first:
- Gettysburg – Mythology – Basketball --Saturn -- snakes
- For more results, then try a KEYWORD search

Search by AUTHOR:
- Dashner, James -- Card, Orson Scott -- Hale, Shannon -- George, Jessica Day -- Mull, Brandon
- Notice you put an author's name in LAST NAME first.

Search by SERIES
- Ranger's Apprentice -- Twilight -- Maze Runner -- Lunar Chronicles -- Harry Potter

5. Your teacher may ask you to search by Copy Categories to find a book list.

Click on the "Copy Categories" tab
Click on the category title you are looking for
A list of titles will appear

6. Search for books by lexile level

Select "lexile" for the "Reading Program"
Select a number 100 below your lexile level to 50 above your lexile level
- (Ex. 1000 lexile, select 900 to 1050) Remember fiction has lower lexile than non-fiction
Type a genre type in the subject window such as mystery, fantasy, etc.

7. For web resources, click on Webpath Express in the left-hand navigation bar

If you have trouble using the catalog, the library staff would be glad to help you!